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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8823 Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.8823 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8823 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
95.6 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12